Air Fried Pumpkin Spice Glazed Donut Holes

Using no oil, these Air Fried Pumpkin Spice Glazed Donut Holes are crispy on the outside with a soft texture on the inside. These donuts are made without yeast, and have lovely warming flavors that are perfect for the fall and winter months.This is a sponsored post brought to you by GoWISE USA. All opinions are my own, based on my experience with the product. Thank you for supporting my sponsors, who help make Cooking On The Weekends possible.

When I was given my first GoWise Air Fryer, I was a bit skeptical since I’m someone who loves traditional cooking equipment and methods.

Well today, I’m super excited to introduce you to the new GoWISE Air Fryer Oven — the newest evolution of Rapid-Air Technology. You can not only “fry” in it, you can also bake, roast, dehydrate, and rotisserie — all in a fraction of the time it would take in a regular oven.

The air fryer is all about a faster, healthier way to cook.While you can essentially cook anything in the GoWISE Air Fryer Oven, I wanted to share a recipe that’s typically made by deep frying in a lot of oil, so I could exemplify how air frying donuts, using NO oil at all, can still be super delicious, while being healthier! You will still achieve what you want in a perfect donut, a slightly crispy exterior and soft interior.

These Air Fried Pumpkin Spice Glazed Donut Holes pack a ton of seasonal warm flavors into one small donut hole. And they are a no yeast donut, making the prep time super quick.

What is an air fryer and how does it work?

Air fryers are like ovens, though with a much smaller area where food is held. They have a fan that circulates air at a very high speed — higher even than in a convection oven.

Foods cook more quickly and efficiently in an air fryer because of the combination of the rapid air, and targeted heat.

There is no preheating required!

above photo credit: GoWise USA

The GoWise USA Air Fryer Oven

This air fryer oven has enough space to prepare family-sized meals, and is one of the largest the market. That said, it’s still compact enough to fit easily on a countertop.

With 9 accessories, you can make everything from a rotisserie chicken and kebabs, to cookies and cakes, to French fries and dehydrated fruit.

With a non-stick drip pan that’s inserted into the bottom of the oven, clean up is super easy, whether it’s crumbs or grease.

And after you make these delicious Air Fried Pumpkin Spice Glazed Donut Holes, it comes with an awesome book of 50 recipes that will enable you to work with all of the accessories and make a variety of super tasty dishes.

It comes in different colors, too. White, black and red. Fun!

Helpful tips for making Air Fried Pumpkin Spice Glazed Donut Holes in the GoWise Air Fryer Oven

If you’d like a rounder shape, that most donut holes have, you can place each ball of dough into a mini, paper muffin/truffle cup instead of on parchment paper.

Be sure that the parchment paper doesn’t have room to be blown around — remember air is circulating at a high speed in the air fryer. Be sure to have a donut in each corner. (I suggest this for cookies too.)

If you use both mesh racks (which is says to in the instructions), sometimes the bottom rack will need an additional 2 minutes.

Use a pot holder! Just because this is a tiny oven, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t get hot.

Air Fried Pumpkin Spice Glazed Donuts can be made is just just a few simple steps . . .

Make the dough. (There are no rising times since these donuts are made without yeast.)Shape the dough.Place the shaped dough in the air fryer.Air fry on “Bake” for 10 minutesWhile the the donuts are in the air fryer, make the glaze.Let the donuts cool on a cooling rack.Glaze the donuts.Then enjoy every last donut.

Add the flour, both sugars, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, cloves and nutmeg to a large mixing bowl. Use a whisk to evenly blend the everything together.

Add the cold pieces of butter and use your hands to mix it into the dry ingredients until it resembles coarse crumbs.

In a separate bowl, combine the milk, egg, pumpkin and vanilla. Whisk until smooth and slightly bubbly, about 1 minute.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into it and mix everything together with a large spoon. Only mix until it’s combined. (Over mixing could result in a more tougher donut.)

Use a tablespoon or small cookie scoop to gather about 2 tablespoons of dough at a time, roll it into a ball between your hands, and place it on one of the parchment-lined mesh trays. Continue this until all of the dough is formed. You should have about 20 donuts, 10 on each tray, with at least an inch or so between them.

Place the two trays into the GoWISe Air Fryer Oven, sliding them into two of the three rack levels, so the donuts on the bottom have a couple of inches between them and the tray above them.

Set to air fryer to “Bake” at 350°F, for 10 minutes. Press the "on/off" button to start. The donuts should have a nice golden color on their surface when they're done.

Remove the trays from the air fryer and place the donuts on a cooling rack for at least 10 minutes.

For the glaze

The best time to make the glaze is while the donuts are in the air fryer. In a small bowl, combine the powdered sugar, milk, spices and vanilla and whisk until smooth.

To glaze the donuts

Cover a sheet pan with parchment and place a cooling rack on top. Once the donuts have cooled to room temperature, dip them, one by one, into the glaze, flipping them over so the entire donut is covered. Let them drip a bit into the bowl and then place them on the cooling rack. Any excess glaze will drip onto the parchment below. They are ready once the glaze has hardened, about 20 minutes.

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Comments

So interesting! I’ve never tried an air fryer, but how cool is it to make doughnuts without any frying!? These look so good, Valentina! The GOWISE Airfryer looks like a good one! Thanks for the info and the recipe! 🙂

I’ve been intrigued with air fryers for at least a year now. I’ve almost bought one on several occasions, but I haven’t jumped in yet. But I think this recipe changes things! I love donut holes, and I love pumpkin spice. The fact that you can air fry donut holes is awesome…and really dangerous b/c I might eat the entire batch. Haha! Excellent post, Valentina!

Pumpkin Spice Glazed Donut Holes for some reason make me think of Starbucks. Yum.
Air fryers are just becoming popular here and I’ve been wandering about their value in the kitchen, so your informative post hit me just at the right time. Unfortunately, after a Google search we don’t seem to have the GoWise over here. But, might try it with a different maker.

These look amazing! I love that they are air-fried, so much healthier than deep frying donut holes! Pumpkin is one of my favorite fall flavors, I’m going to have to try these! Thank you for the recipe!